Q: I’m hearing a lot about vegan/vegetarian wines these days, but what does that mean? A: Surprise! Not all wine is vegan or vegetarian-friendly. This can be a little confusing because, as many of us know, wine is made from grapes and yeast. Sounds pretty vegan-friendly, right? The trouble for vegetarians and vegans mostly has to do with how a wine is clarified and stabilized in a process called “fining”, which can include […]
It would be challenging to define the Belgian Saison to any one set of attributes- from the range of colours to the various characterful yeasts that ferment them. That said, there are a few factors we can look at. Firstly, Saisons are ales, meaning they are fermented at high temperatures in which the yeast creates […]
